PARALLEL RECORD OF WAR EVENTS
WITHIN THE LEADING COUNTRIES INVOLVED DURING 1914-1918

NOTE---Although the United States remained neutral during 1914,
1915 and 1916, the first column shows its attitude and relation up to the
time of the declaration of war by the United States upon Germany. The columns
are arranged from West to East like a map to show the relative positions
of the various countries and theaters of greatest war activities

1914

United States

Great Britain

WESTERN FRONTBelgium-France

Germany

Austria-Hungary

Balkans-Turkey

Russia

Naval WarfareGerman Colonies

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July 27. England's appeal to Austria, Servia and Russia to suspend hostilities
pending a cooperative mediation conference to which France, Germany and
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July 29. France quietly prepares for war and troops concentrate near
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July 30. France prepares for war.

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July 31. Holland and Belgium mobilize to defend their neutrality.

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July 28. German fleet ordered mobilized. Russian guards placed along
the Prussian frontier.

July 29. Kaiser and czar exchange telegrams in a final effort for peace.
Meanwhile Germany sends troops to Russian frontier.

July 30. Germany sends ultimatum to Russia, giving her twenty-four hours
to explain her intentions in regard to mobilization. German reserve officers
of the Guards Army Corps called out.

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July 31. Imperial decree declaring state of war throughout German Empire.

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July 23. Austrian note to Servia, demanding the suppression of Pan-Servianism
and the punishment of the assassins.

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Sept. 22. German submarine U-9 sinks British cruisers Aboukir,
Cressy
and Hogue with a total loss of fourteen hundred and twenty-two lives,
exclusive of officers.

Sept. 25. Japanese troops occupy Weihsen, in Shantung.

October

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Oct. 23. American commission organized in London to save Belgians from
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..Oct. 13. Revolt in South Africa.

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Oct. 3. Allies repulse German attempt to take Roye; crown prince thrown
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Oct. 8. Germans capture Douai.

Oct. 9. Germans capture Antwerp.

Oct. 12. Germans occupy Ghent.

Oct. 13. Germans occupy Lille.

Oct. 14. Allies occupy Ypres.

Oct. 15. Allies advance between Lens and Arras.

Oct. 16. Germans occupy Ostend.

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Oct. 21-31. First Battle of Ypres.

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Oct. 24. Germans unable to progress beyond the Yser.

Oct. 26. Allies continue advance northeast of Ypres.

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Oct. 3. Complete victory for Russians over Germans at Augustow, East
Prussia.

Oct. 6. Russians force German retreat from Wierzbolo-Lyck district in
East Prussia.

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Oct. 2. Servians check Austrians ten miles from the Drina on the Bosnian
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Oct. 23. Russians in great battle with Austrians along San from Samber
to Przemysl.

Russians cross the Vistula.

Oct. 1. Turkish capitulations
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Oct. 29. Assassin of Prince Ferdinand sentenced to twenty years in prison;
four accessories to be hanged.

Turkey opens war on Russia.

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Oct. 17. German troops appear before Warsaw.

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Oct. 24. Ten days' battle before Warsaw ends in German defeat.

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Oct. 30. Russia declares state of war exists with Turkey.

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Oct. 6. Japanese capture Jaluit Island in the Marshall group.

Oct. 7. Japanese capture Yap Island, in the Carolina group.

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Oct. 17. British cruiser Undaunted sinks four German destroyers
off Holland.

Oct. 23. Announcement that German cruiser Karlsruhe has sunk
thirteen British merchantmen in the Atlantic.

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Oct. 27. British dreadnought Audacious strikes mine off north
coast of Ireland.

Oct. 28. German cruiser Emden sinks Russian cruiser Zhemtchug
and the French destroyer Mousquet in harbor of Penang.

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Nov. 5. Great Britain officially announces state of war with Turkey.

Great Britain formally annexes the island of Cyprus.

Beyers and Maritz rebellions in South Africa crushed.

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Nov. 2. Germans evacuate left bank of the Yser.

Nov. 3. Germans fall back from the Yser after suffering losses of 30,000.

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Nov. 10-12. Second Battle of Ypres.

Nov. 11. Germans capture Dixmude.

Nov. 12. Germans driven back of Yser, unable to force back British at
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Nov. 19. Germans cross the Meuse; their advance at this point forms
the famous salient that has been described as "an arrow aimed at the heart
of France." This was the last attempt in force to shatter the Allies' line
on the west and marked the beginning of the existing deadlock and the end
of the first period of the war.

Trench warfare on the western front was continuous ever since the
deadlock began. All through the winter of 1914-1915 there was a constant
bombardment all along the line from Switzerland to the North Sea.

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Nov. 8. Russians penetrate into Prussia along the left bank of the Vistula.

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Nov. 17. Germans fall back in East Prussia along whole front between
Augsburg and Gumbinnen, advance between Warthe and Vistula.

Nov. 22. Russians capture Gumbinnen, in East Prussia.

Nov. 1. General advance by
Russia beyond the Vistula.

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Nov. 3. Russians occupy further points in western Poland and force passage
of the San in Galicia.